Cryptococcosis is a condition that is caused by infection with a fungus from the Cryptococcus family. There are over 30 types of this fungus but there are two main species that are responsible for ...

A lab has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of Cryptococcus. Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by ...

A group of international mycology experts led by Professor Dr. Oliver A. Cornely at the University of Cologne has jointly drafted a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis, which ...

What is Cryptococcus, who does it affect and how many people does it kill each year? Cryptococcus is a fungus found in the environment throughout the world that is able to cause disease in humans.

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, also known as torulosis and European blastomycosis, is a subacute or chronic mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans (Torula histolytica, Cryptococcus hominis). Cryptococci ...

" Cryptococcus is a type of fungus that all humans are frequently exposed to without much effect," Campuzano said. "People with healthy immune systems might be infected but may feel no symptoms. It is ...

A photomicrograph of the Cryptococcus fungus. www.einstein.yu.edu South Africa has launched the world’s largest national screening programme to detect cryptococcal meningitis – an AIDS-defining fungal ...